Tweet Written by Jim Wilcox, general manager of WALB. Well the report is in and we all now know there was not only cheating on Dougherty County CRCT tests…there was wide-spread cheating. Long before the governor appointed special investigators to set up shop in town to get to the bottom of the test [...]

Tweet WHY ARE THE DUGGARS getting blasted for taking memorial pictures of their lost unborn child by pro-lifers? I so do not get this. First I see nothing wrong or morbid, second is it not the pro-lifers that define life at conception? So what is wrong with a photo tribute for a lost baby that [...]

Tweet Why is it that everything being broadcast regarding the sale of Palmyra to Phoebe is being seen through rose colored glasses? It’s not all rainbows and unicorns; not by a long shot. There are people that will lose their jobs; there’s a community that will lose their choice. And there’s a transaction [...]

Tweet Brett Buckner is an award-winning freelance newspaper/magazine writer who was raised in Albany. We’ve named the elf Dio. Well, to be honest, I named the elf Dio, believing the other names that were batted around were terribly boring. Jellybean suggested “Dora,” “Boots,” “CaCa,” and something that sounded suspiciously like “Slovenly.” My Lovely Wife [...]

Tweet Written by Walter Johnson As 2011 draws closer to its end, two organizations dedicated to fighting cancer in Albany and southwest Georgia are looking forward to 2012. Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition President and CEO Diane Fletcher said she took her current job to help reduce cancer rates in the region. “I [...]

Tweet Now that we know who our next mayor is, and I’ve addressed her directly (see last week’s Outlook), it’s time to address the city leaders as a whole. You see, our economy sucks. I could sugar coat it in such a way that sounds less offensive as a whole, but that just wouldn’t [...]

Tweet Written by Edythe Bradley Albany State University linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins has picked up more post-season honors. Gaskins highlights the Daktronics All-America team, which was announced by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America. In addition to first-team honors, Gaskins earned the Ron Lenz Division II National Defensive Player of the Year [...]

Tweet Player of the Year Terrell Cason Cairo High School Co Offensive Player of the year Steven Bench Cairo High School Co Offensive Player of the year Charles Stafford Monroe High School Defensive Player of the year Christopher Green Westover High School Coach of the year Tom Fallaw Cairo High School Region 1 AAA Offensive [...]